Classical Experience of Balkans
Your Journey
Bucharest
Arrival by international flight at Bucharest Airport, where you meet your guide and board the coach to begin the journey. Bucharest city orientation tour: Opera and Theatre Hall, Revolution Square, Arch of Triumph, Kretzulescu Church and the Romanian Athenaeum. Palace of Parliament (entrance): the world's second-largest administrative building after the Pentagon (closed if it clashes with another event). Lunch at a restaurant. Dinner and overnight in Bucharest.
Bucharest - Bran - Bucharest
Breakfast at the hotel. Sinaia: surrounded by ski trails, enjoy the spectacular views along the way. Peles Castle (entrance): a Neo-Renaissance castle in the Carpathian Mountains, the former summer palace of the King of Romania and one of the truly fairytale castles of Europe (summer: closed Monday; winter: closed Monday and Tuesday). Lunch at a restaurant. Bran: a commune in the old Brasov village. Bran Castle (entrance): more commonly marketed as Dracula's Castle. Dinner and overnight in Bucharest.
12 more days in the full programme.
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Request the full programmeIncluded
- 2 x 4* hotel, Bucharest or similar, Standard Room
- 1 x 4* hotel, Sofia or similar, Classic Room
- 1 x 4* hotel, Skopje or similar, Standard Room
- 1 x 4* hotel, Ohrid or similar, Standard room
- 1 x 4* hotel, Shkoder or similar, Standard Room
- 1 x 4* hotel, Budva or similar, Standard Room
- 1 x 4* hotel, Dubrovnik or similar, Standard room
- 1 x 4* hotel, Sarajevo or similar, Standard room
- 1 x 4* hotel, Bihac or similar, Standard room
- 2 x 4* hotel, Ljubljana or similar, Standard Room
- 1 x 4* hotel, Zagreb or similar, Standard Room
- All bus transfers as per itinerary
- Comfortable coach with all costs included (fuel, tolls, parking, ferry, VAT, road taxes)
- English-speaking tour escort
- 1 x Palace of Parliament entrance
- 1 x Peles Castle entrance
- 1 x Bran Castle entrance
- 1 x Tsarevets Fortress entrance
- 1 x Boat tour Ohrid excursion
- 1 x Berat Castle entrance
- 1 x Rozafa Castle entrance
- 1 x Kotor local guide
- 1 x St Tryphon Cathedral entrance
- 1 x Dubrovnik City Walls
- 1 x Dubrovnik local guide
- 1 x Mostar local guide
- 1 x Plitvice entrance day ticket
- 1 x Plitvice local guide
- 1 x Postojna cave + lunch
- 1 x Pletna boat Bled ticket
- 1 x Bled Castle entrance
- 1 x Ljubljana local guide
- 1 x Ljubljana cable car ticket
- 1 x Zagreb local guide
- 13 x Breakfast at hotel
- 12 x Lunch in a restaurant
- 13 x Dinner in a restaurant or hotel
- 1 x Folklore
Not Included
- Flight tickets
- Tips for the bus driver and guide (paid locally, amounts advised with your quote)
- Visa application cost
- Personal expenses
- Optional excursions (only probable if the weather permits, they coincide with the group's schedule, and they suit the travellers)
- Anything not mentioned under the package price inclusions